A lot has been made of the NFL combine showing this past weekend, but who were the real winners. Players like Bryon Jones and Chris Conley put their athleticism to the test and came out with some of the best combine performances of the last decade. Yet, their draft stock remains in a constant flux. Their numbers show something that doe not always appear on tape. The biggest example of what tape shows versus combine testing is the race for the number 1 overall pick. There are two majors players (quarterbacks) vying for that illustrious spot Jameis Winston, and Marcus Mariota. If you only looked at the numbers coming out of the combine Mariota would be far and away the better pick, having showed he is one of the most athletic quarterbacks EVER. On the other hand any real NFL follower will tell you about the precise footwork, impeccable throwing accuracy, and otherworldly football IQ of Winston. He has been pegged by some to be the best “quarterback talent” since Andrew Luck, and the highest graded dating back to Peyton Manning (not bad company to be keeping). It just goes to show that not all athletes are made the same, and every position has it’s own strengths that need to be highlighted in order to prove to NFL teams that they are the best and brightest option. Over the weekend Winston showed that those numbers are not always the deciding factor when choosing who will lead your franchise for the next 20 years.
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slutsa12 
You’ve got a very interesting blog and your weekly pick of topics represents some of the top “watercooler” topics of that week. I’d love to see you get more followers and comments because your presentation of these matters is very buzzworthy! I mostly agree with your viewpoint on most matters. However, I do think that the Seattle coach has taken too much heat for the passing play on third down that resulted in the interception that killed the team’s hopes. I would imagine that he employed game theory and devised a play that nobody expected in that situation, where the outcome was a high probability of success with a great potential payoff. If it had worked, everyone would have said he was a “brilliant” coach. It just didn’t work out that way.
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